COVID-19 & Omicron scare prompts Karnataka to ban new year parties and mass gatherings
The Hindu
Restaurants and clubs allowed to cater to customers at 50% of their capacity
Karnataka has banned public celebrations and mass gatherings to mark the new year in the wake of the threat of COVID-19 and Omicron variant of the virus. The restrictions will be enforced from December 30 to January 2 to ensure that new year revelry does not lead to spread of COVID-19 or the Omicron variant of the virus.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of ministers, officials and experts convened by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Belagavi on December 21.

When reporters brought to her notice the claim by villagers that the late maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar had gifted the land to them, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said she is not aware of the matter, but sought to assure people that no effort will be made to take back the land that had been gifted by the late maharaja.